Wednesday, December 21, 2005

A song of the solstice

Ah, the winter solstice...

We've reached the point of the turning sun. Each day, the sun will stay a tiny bit longer. As we move through what seems to be the longest part of the year for me, at least the daylight will be once again moving toward my preferred longer days. And yes, I do realize that it will be many weeks - well really, multiple months - before the change is noticeable and usable.

"Solstice means... standing-still-sun

Such precision we have about it now! Winter solstice is when because of the earth's tilt, your hemisphere is leaning farthest away from the sun, and therefore:
  • The daylight is the shortest.
  • The sun has its lowest arc in the sky."
Quote courtesy of www.candlegrove.com. And thanks to alpinerabbit on the TE women's cycling forum for posting the link to this site!